Hello, I am a 56 year old male, I was thinking about going back to college to enroll in a finance program to become a financial advisor for a bank. Am I too old thinking that if I get a diploma in finance from a Canadian college, regarding my age of 56, will banks and/or a bank manager hire me? Woul...
Hello, I am a 56 year male. I was thinking about going back to college to enroll in a finance program to become a financial advisor for a bank. Am I too old thinking that if I get a diploma in finance from a Canadian college, regarding my age of 56, will banks and/or a bank manager hire me? Would lo...
To all of the salaried employees I wish to say happy work for free day. Every leap year on this day you are essentially working for free. Your pay cheque remains the same even though you work an extra day.
I’m working in tech in Metro Vancouver area. I don’t have any local diploma hence only have very limited real world connections who can help me with my career. Before moving to Canada, I can easily land a job via my classmates’ ...
... the latter is lying? Not considered. I want to lie about two parts of my resume: 1. A gap from my last job to present. I plan to extend my last work hisotry to present, so the gap no longer exists. 2. A work history where I worked there for only a few months. I want to delete it then extend ...
Hey folks what are some good places to work remote? I'm in Ontario. Can I go to a cottage or a nice resort and stay there few months?
So, let’s say you have some vacation booked. You get a job offer or your boss asks you to work. Offering you good payment, but that would mean canceling the vacation. For example, for $1k a day would you do it? I said no but not sure how high I should go before I re-think ...
Nov 23rd, 2023 4:46 pm
Looks like HR departments will have more work cut out out for them. I have a few friends who were shortlisted for an interview but were asked what their Canadian experiences are when their resume and coverletter don't mention them having worked ...
Nov 9th, 2023 6:09 pm
Does work contributed pension matter to you when looking for a job? Is this more for people who want to be a lifer at their end career company? Let's use Ontario Power Generation as an example. Everyone who I've talked to about ...
Oct 10th, 2023 8:16 am
My former work gave conditional yearly contracts. Based on student enrolment for the following school year. I worked in a private school. I worked at my former workplace for 2 years almost. September 2021-July 2023. I signed a ...
Sep 10th, 2023 3:20 pm
... ago at my job in Ontario I got injured. I reported it to my boss, got an xray done and they found nothing. I told them I'm fine to go back to work at the hospital, they gave me a note to give to my employee saying no soccer with the kids. The hospital gave me an appt to come back for a scan. ...
I've received a job offer from Metrolinx and am debating if I should take it. This is a corporate office position with some field work. Does anyone work for Metrolinx and can give some honest opinions about the company? For instance, how is the work from home policy? I was told it's currently ...
and replacement laptops also have 8GB??This is with Canada's largest firms...
Any RFDers work at Gartner? Any tips on the interview process? I've got a third interview for an analyst role coming up, would appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Hey! Unfortunately, I have been going through an anxiety phase of life. I am a massage therapist and have been off work since November. I experienced severe anxiety and am getting better now but not well enough to be back at what I was doing. I have been looking for some sort of ...
I will start - finance industry, started at 3 weeks and now 4 weeks.
Jan 29th, 2023 2:00 pm
... about a potential opening in a provincial entity. No french. Some serious revamp in their tech infrastructure so Im assuming there will be lots of work. BUT, considering how everyone says public sector work is cushy, comfortable, you really stunt your own professional growth by getting into the ...
I am currently working from home and looking for another part-time remote job to help me supplement my income. I am good with data analysis, macros, creating decks, reports, dashboards, etc. I tried using Fiver, but didn't any "jobs" after several months. I could go into customer service f...
Dec 11th, 2022 4:01 pm
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/missing-working-mississauga-construction-site-1.6673371 I was just reading this. Damn! That sucks. Freak accident? Or preventable through safety measures? I’ve heard of a lot of work place accidents leading ...
Hello all, I am doing a research study on the effects of remote work on employee productivity for one of my courses. The questionnaire will take around 5-10 minutes to complete. It is anonymous. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuC-r0djjBfcmMNc1fbWyZNqOPwcNQVRj-QkK18iUcxaDVmw/viewform?usp=sf_link ...
Nov 2nd, 2022 5:15 pm